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As a German, I have to agree. My favourite comedians are British, Irish or Australian, not one of them is German. I find most German comedy unwatchable at worst
by pluma 12y ago
As a German, I have to agree. My favourite comedians are British, Irish or Australian, not one of them is German. I find most German comedy unwatchable at worst or unfunny at best.
- throwawayaway 12y agoThis guy is pretty funny: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henning_Wehn https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henning_Wehn Anecdotally, plenty of Germans have a wicked sense of humour - maybe it's a Berlin thing. Not sure their humour would get airtime on TV though.
- pluma 12y agoThe only German comedians I can think of that I at times find genuinely funny are political satirists, actually. Maybe because the subject matter simply lends itself better to deadpan humour and absurdism.